This temptation is too great. On the one hand, this is being transferred to the direction of Stalingrad to fight. It is a great battle to liberate Stalingrad. On the other hand, this is the order of the Military Commissar. It should be said that no Shulka resisted.
leeway.
Therefore, Shulka could completely pretend to be passively obeying orders, and then be "helplessly" transferred to the direction of Stalingrad to fight with the wind, thereby getting rid of the dilemma in front of him, which would lead to death anyway.
But Shulka finally made up his mind and refused.
"I'm sorry, Comrade Khrushchev, I think the 51st Army needs me more!" Shulka replied.
Khrushchev obviously did not expect Shulka to answer like this. After being stunned for a while, he asked: "Comrade Shulka, I think... you should know what happened!"
"Yes, I know, Comrade Khrushchev!"
"So, you still decide to stay in the 51st Army?"
"Yes!" Shulka replied.
To be honest, Shulka was hesitant in his heart. After all, this was not only related to his own life, but also related to the survival of the 8th Infantry Regiment.
Even if he had to find an excuse, Shulka could find a more high-sounding one: For the Soviet Union, for the army, and for all the people, Shulka should not have been sacrificed like this along with the 51st Army.
However, Shulka just couldn't bear the word "yes".
This is not because Trufanov is standing by his side, but because he does not want to become a deserter.
Thinking about it afterwards, Shulka felt that he was being ridiculous... He did not belong to this world in the first place. He was here just to survive, but he would choose to put himself in danger.
Khrushchev may have been moved by Shulka's courage, so he replied: "Very good, Comrade Shulka! This proves that I am not wrong about the person, this is your style!"
"Thank you, Comrade Khrushchev!"
"What do you want?" Khrushchev asked.
"I..." Shulka wanted to make a request, even a lot of requests.
But he also knew that Khrushchev could not solve the current situation, so it was useless to mention it.
So he could only reply: "I have no request, Comrade Khrushchev!"
"Very good!" Khrushchev replied: "If you change your mind, please contact me at any time!"
"yes!"
After putting down the phone, Trufanov shook his head and said, "You should promise him!"
"I said, there is no need for me to leave the 51st Army!"
"Isn't it necessary now?" Trufanov asked.
Shulka was speechless.
It's just that it's not the 8th Infantry Regiment's turn yet. If it were in the afternoon or tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow... the political commissar gave the order "8th Infantry Regiment, the whole army charges", then Shulka would probably regret it in his intestines.
Green.
Trufanov patted Shulka on the shoulder and said: "Think about it carefully, I don't blame you! It's still too late to regret it now!"
With that said Trufanov left with the guards.
Just as Trufanov stepped forward, Andrianka came up and said: "Shulka, let's..."
"Do you also want to leave the 51st Army?" Shulka asked.
"I hope you will consider it!" Andrianka said: "After all, this affects the entire army!"
Shulka turned his attention to Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich thought for a while and replied: "Comrade Andanka! Just now, if Comrade Khrushchev said that only Comrade Shulka would be transferred, what would you think? Would you still want Comrade Shulka?
Leave the 51st Army?"
Andrianka's face suddenly turned red.
"No, Comrade Mikhailovich!" Andrianka replied ashamedly: "You are right!"
Mikhailovich handed Shulka a cigarette, and then took out the match from his pocket with difficulty... The injury on his right hand had not healed yet, and the movement of his left hand was difficult.
Shulka hurried forward to help, lit the cigarette and handed it over.
Mikhailovich nodded, exhaled smoke, and said: "Don't have too much pressure, and don't care about what others think. You are the leader of the team, and you have the right to decide, no matter what the outcome is... at least we are."
On the right path!"
Mikhailovich saw through Shulka's thoughts.
From Shulka's personal perspective, choosing to stay was his own decision, and ultimately he died because of his wrong decision, which is not unfair at all.
But this was not the case for the soldiers of the 8th Infantry Regiment. Shulka's words could determine their life or death, and Shulka did not think he had the right to do so.
Only then did Shulka realize that being a regiment leader was more than just leading them to march and fight.
Mikhailovich may have been a regiment leader, so he knew what Shulka was thinking.
"What's more..." Mikhailovich smiled and his tone became relaxed: "Nothing can stop you, Comrade Shulka! No matter what the difficulty is, I always firmly believe in this!"
Mikhailovich said it quite easily.
If before this, Shulka still had confidence, but after Shevchenko, the situation was simply beyond Shulka's control.
To be precise, the 51st Army at this time was actually commanded by the Supreme Command, and Shevchenko was just a puppet of the Supreme Command.
This is why no one can shake Shevchenko's command, not even Khrushchev... Otherwise, Shulka only needs to make a request to Khrushchev and ask for the command to be handed over to special forces.
Rufanov will do it.
It was useless to say all this now. While Shurka was anxiously walking around in the air-raid shelter that served as the headquarters, the Soviet army on the battlefield launched another attack, and there was a loud sound of gunfire and shouts of killing.
But don't think about it, blocked by the two German anti-tank trenches and a large number of mines, barbed wire, and artillery fire, such an attack was meaningless.
During this period, Trufanov also made several efforts. He tried to use artillery bombing and dozens of attack aircraft to suppress it.
Such an attack will be much better than a pure ground force attack, especially the IL attack aircraft. When used for ground attacks, this attack aircraft can even mount rocket launchers on the wings. Depending on the model, it can be mounted
4 to 8 rockets. (Note: Il-M type can mount 8 1MM rockets)
These rockets were fired from the sky to the ground, with 4 to 8 in each frame, and dozens of rockets in ten. In an instant, a "rumbling" roar exploded the German position into a sea of flames.
However, this didn't have much effect.
The main reason is that the sustainable time of this kind of bombing is too short, and the anti-tank trench is almost an insurmountable obstacle for Soviet tanks and engineers.
As soon as the bombing by the IL attack aircraft passed, the artillery fire from the German positions became active again. (To be continued)